Stocking drying and shaping form



June 27, 1933. B. SIMONIDES STOCKING DRYING AND SHAPING FORM Origin a1Filed Aug. 29, 1927 inventor Patented June 27, 1933 PATENT DFFHZE.

BRUNO SIIVIONIDES, OF MANNHEIM, GERMANY .STOCKING DRYING- AND SHAPINGFORM Original application filed August 29, 1927, Serial No. 216,062, andin Germany. December 30, 1926. Divided and this application filedSeptember 12, 1929. Serial No. 391,997.

This invention relates to a stocking drying and shaping form, designedto be heated internally by means of steam, air or other fluid, and overwhich the stockings are drawn in order to treat them.

The present application is a division of my application Serial No.216,062, for ironing, shaping and drying apparatus, filed August 29,1927. 7

It is important in practice that the heat of the heating fluid bedistributed uniformly to the walls of the shaping and drying form. Thefabric of the stockings must be protected from contact with the fluidand also from excessive heating. The fluid must be highly heated inorder to increase the economy of the drying process. 1

It is known to lead the heating fluid into one-half of the interior ofthe form upwardly and into the other half downwardly. With this methodof leading in and out the heator caps of difl'erent lengths may beemployed ing fluid, the first half of the form becomes much more highlyheated than the second half thereof. The part of the stocking on themore highly heated part, therefore, dries more rapidly and there is thenrisk of the part already dried beingdestroyed or damaged by the furthersupply of heat to the hottest point of the form.

One object of the present invention is to provide a form which is soconstructed as to be uniformly heated without waste of heat and toeffect the uniform drying of the stocki n g applied thereto.

A further object of the invention is to provide a form having a footportion comprising a fixed heel section and a detachable toe section orcap, with eflicient heating means for said foot portion, whereby toesections in connection with one and the same form body.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a transverse section, on line 1-1 of Figure 2, through apair of stocking forms and a heat supplying apparatus of one typeconstructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section on the line IIII of Figure1.

Fig. 3 1s a longitudinal section through a stocking form on an enlargedscale.

Figure 4 is a section on the line IVIV of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a top view of a detail.

Figures 6 and '7 are, respectively, sections on lines VIVI and VIIVII ofFigure 3.

The hollow molds or forms 1 may be made with advantage of sheet iron,aluminum or copper, and are mounted upon a table or plate 2, which iscarried on legs 3. The molds or forms may be arranged in transverserows, of any number to a row. As shown in Figures 1 and 3, the hollowinterior of the mold or form 1 is divided by two inner division walls 4into a number ofcompartments or passages 5, 6 and 7. The compartment 5forms a central inflow passage between the two other compartments 6 and7, which serve as outflow passages. The passages 5,6 and 7 are incommunication at their upper ends, at or about the pointv of juncture ofthe leg portion with the foot portion of the form, as clearly shown inFigure 3. The heating fluid to'be used may consist of steam, hot air orgases, as desired. Q

The form is made up of a body or leg portion and a foot portion, andthis foot portion is preferably of sectional construction, and comprisesa fixed half or heel section 8 and a removable toe sectionor cap 9. Thepassages 5, 6 and 7 terminate at their upper ends at the point ofjuncture of the leg portion and heel section of the foot portion of theform, which latter is closed at its outer end by a combined closure andheat transmitting member 10. The inner portion of this member iscup-shaped, or in the form of a flattened receptacle 11, which isintensely heated by the heated fluid flowing from passage "5 to passages6 and 7. The walls of this cup-shaped receptacle may be ribbed orcorrugated to increase its heating area. The member 10 has anintermediate portion or a projecting portion 12, the portion 12 beingbrazed or otherwise suitably fixed to the part 8. The projecting portion12 of the member 10 is designed to form a support over which may befitted the inner end of the removable cap 9, which cap 9 has arrangedtherein a combined supporting and conducting plate 14; of goodconducting material whichis received in the member 10 and serves as aholding element to retain the cap 9 stably in position, while it alsoserves to transmit heat to the cap from the intensely heatedunember 10.Provision is thus made for heat ing a foot portion of the form uniformlyand to a suitable temperature, while providinga cap section which isreadily removable so that interchangeable cap sections of differentlengths may be employed, allowing one and the same mold to be used fordrying and shaping stockings of difierent sizes. ,T he section 9 may beprovided with perforations forthe circulation of antherethrough if desired, and which may be used or not accord ing to conditions. y

In the present instance an air heater is shown for supplying heatedair'for heating the. forms. This air heater comprises the tableor plateQh'aVing openings lfl and 17 therein, the openingslti communicating withthepassages 5 of the forms and-the openings 17 with thepassages-Gand-Tofthe forms. Extending along the underside of-thetable or'plate 2are superposed air chambers 18 and19, separated by a-division wall -20,and

which are in communication atone end through a passage 21 for'med insaid division wall. The upper or-supply chamber 18 communicates througlrthe openings 16 with the passages 5 of the forms andthe lower'or suctionchamber 19 communicates through the openings17 with the passages 6 andTot-the forms. "In. the chamber '19 ispla'ced -an'elec-' tricalresistance heater 22, whichiis pre'ferably disposedbeneath the-opening21. In the chamber 18 is placeda rotary fan 23 which is'dri-venby amotor 24:- anddraws air-heated by the heating resistance 22 and otherair from the chamber 19 and forces themiX-ture of both kinds ofairrthrough the chamber 18 into and through the passages 5, 6 and 7 ofthe forms and thence back through the chamber 19 for re heating andre-circulation. From this it is evident that the air supplied 3 to theforms, deprived of a portion of its heat,

passes back to the air-heater andis re-heated, so that economy'in theuse of heat isensured, since the'heating apparatus is only to'generatethe equivalent of the amount of heat dissipated, so that the thermallosses are very small.

It will, of course, be understood "that changes in the form,construction and arrangement of parts may be made, within the scope ofthe appended claims-without departing'from the spirit or sacrificing anyof theadvantages of the invention. 7

Having thus described my invention, I claim: r

1. A stocking'drying form comprising-a hollow body portion adapted toreceive a heating fluid, a removable toe portion having a supportingplate attached thereto, and a socket formed in said body portion adaptedto receive said supporting plate, said socket comprising walls extendinginwardly from the endof the body portion and closing said bodyportion,saidwalls being spaced from the walls of the body portion throughout, toprovide a "heating ]acket surrounding said socket, whereby the. heatingfluid may circulate around all sides of said socket.

2. A stocking drying form comprising a hollow body portion adapted toreceive a heating fluid, a removable toe portion having asupportingplate-attached thereto, and a socket 1 formedin said 1 bodyportion adapted to receive said supporting plate, said socket comprisingcorrugated walls extending inwardly from the end of thebodyportionandclosing said body portion, said corrugated Walls being spaced fromthewalls of the body portion throughout, to provide a heating jacketsurrounding said socket, whereby the heating fluid may circulate aroundall sides of said socket.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

- BRUNO SIMONIDES.

